As authorities search for a highway shooter in Kentucky, a Friday night tradition of football, pep bands and grandstands of cheering fans has been sidelined for some towns. Games were canceled at a handful of high schools near where the assailant opened fire on Interstate 75 in southeastern Kentucky. Twelve vehicles were hit and five people wounded in the attack last Saturday. Security is being bolstered at high school football games that will play on as scheduled. Authorities continue searching a rugged, wooded area where Joseph Couch, the suspected gunman, is presumed to be hiding.

Both departments recommend parents have a conversation with their children regarding the risks and consequences of making an online threat toward a school, and should encourage children to report any suspicious or concerning online behavior immediately.

UPDATE: Evin Rion, the Tennessee suspect at the center of Wednesday night's police pursuit on I-24 across four counties, is set to be arraigned next Wednesday, Sept. 18, in Marshall County District Court. Click to read the charges.

BREAKING UPDATE: The westbound lanes of Interstate 24 have reopened. Kentucky State Police Trooper Sarah Burgess says the incident that led authorities to shut down the interstate has ended. 

In late August, it was reported that a Murray man barricaded himself in a residence, shot a Marshall County Special Response Team officer, and was struck by returning fire. On September 5, KSP investigators released their initial findings.

According to the Murray Police Department, at approximately 10 p.m. on August 22, officers responded to a welfare check. Upon arrival, officers encountered an armed individual who pointed a firearm at them and then barricaded himself in a residence.

On July 29, a deadly multi-vehicle collision occurred at mile point 32 in Livingston County, blocking Interstate 24, and troopers with Kentucky State Police Post 1 have since begun investigating.